Milk-bottle holder



May 31 192 7.

T. C. ROUSE MILK BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Dec. 8 T1925 H I INVENTOR ROLLSG WlTNESSEs I 4' I fiGF MM ATlfORNEYS withdrawn.

the following specification, reference-being,

' Application iiled "December i Thisinvention relates to improvements-in milk Jbottle holdersf and it consists of the constructions, combinations. and arrange inents herein described and claimed"; An ob ect ot' the invention 1s toprovlde 'a' 7 milk bottle holder having a; latch 'which I automatically secures the jawsin the closed position around the neck of the bottle when; the latter is inserted hetweenfthe aws, feature of the holder belngthatthe jaws alsothat the milk bottle will not drop out when thelockbolt with which the latch coac'ts is *Other objects and advantages fappear in had to'the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 "is a perspective view of the milk bottle holder showing how it appears in serted.

readiness to receive'the milk-bottle neck. Figure '2 is a central horizontal section (parts in elevation) of the h0lder, -illu'stratingthe action of themilk bottleneck in auto matically securing the/jaws in the closed position when the milk bottleneck is in- Figure 3. is a detail side elevation of a portion of the holder illustrating the keylock. In carrying out the invention; provision ismade of jaws 1 and 2, Which,Iat ,the free 7 extremities, are"turned outwardlyat 3jto I the latter .is inserted; The jaws are [so receive the neck of the milk bottle 'Bjyv'hen shaped orcurved that when 'looking'down upon them, (Fig. 2) theydes'crib'e a sub The extremities of the j a-Wsare preferably circular in cross s'ection,"'but the cross sec; tional' portions merge .into heavier portions which carry the lock 4 and latch 5 of the holder. l

The foregoing heavier portions of the jaws respectively comprise an armr6 and heel 7.

, The former is relatively long and includes 1 abent or hook end 8 at Which'the base platev 9-is conveniently secured byimeans of a rivet 10. The latter is relatively ShOI't,'bL1t is con-.- v nected with the extremity of the hookend.

- 8 by means of a stout leafspring 1 1. The

leaf'spring is secured at itsextremities to the hook end 8 and to the heel 7 by rivcts l2 or other suitable'means. The purpose of the leaf spring is to furnish the necessary resil-' 8 1325. Serial ive; 74,092.

thatfthe j aw 1 is sta'tionaryf by virtue offthe THoMAs c. nousni or'wi sn imiron, nis'crnrcrr'or' coLiiMBIA.

which the "holder requires, and to a keep tom the .ifore'going description ofithei various parts ofi 'the device, it is apparent.

attachment of the arm 6 to'the base plate;:9;

' andthe (1W2 isrelatively m'ovable b yvirltue of being carried by thej-leaf spring 1:1 I "llh'e; haseplate 9" is securedito' anywd'esired sup- Ways tend to remain in the :closed position 7 The 'm B thelatchfi; then serves to secure the Jaws 1ntheclosed position 22) A sp ring 13, presses agai nst' the rear of theila'tch v '5 thereby tending to swing the Flatch rfor- \vardly'upon' its pivot 14 into What may :be regarded as the receiving H and =2);- .The lateh'5 has :an opening l '5":by'

' So long as the milk bottle holderfis not 0cand out of reach ofltheboltlG. I Although" theaivs 1 and"2a rle normally held closed (Fig. 2) bythe spring llythey are, 'never- 7 the'less, .capablesof being opened, forexample, bytheimilk bottle neck when inserted between jlthe diverging ends The milk bottlef neck is inserted and presses Laga-inst ilkibottleholder.is never' -lockedn11; t la milk bottle neck His-inserted: b'etvveensthe. aws 1 and 2, and the pressure of the-bottle positio p 1 V 7.5 p which clie bolt 1t; ofthilock shmceivable'm I the 'latc'hf5; This pressure-forces the latch,

over fthe lock-bolt 16, The"milk" bottle holder is now automatically ilocked, and"it i 2 requires the use of a key 17: to retract the bolt 16'before the jaiv EZ canhe swung away 5 1 But assuming thatthe authorized it merely *t'urnsi-the' *key 17 c to retract the bolt normal's t'ende'ncy ofthe j aws tovremai'nlclosed' supplemented by the support of the usual f y from tl ie'jaw: l ter the release-of {the 16: The milk bo'ttlewill notx lropibecause the i; i I

Mention' has beenmade'of-the'javvs 1 and i i 2 being shaped so ,a'sjto' describe asubstanf tial circle. f This "statement has reference lee mainly to the interior contour otth'e jaws I V because this interiorfoontour should conforni'" to the milk bottle neck as nearly as maybe.

In order to carry out the idea of the substantially circular contour the latch 55' is either so shapedor located insuch positionthat when "it occupies the locked position 'it' assistsin completing the foregoing internal circle. In"

other words, it requires the rounded surface ofthe milk bottle neck to pressthe latch 5' back i into locking engagement with' the bolt 16; and the latch is so shaped as to complete 7 the substantially internal formation of the 'jawsso as to adequatelysupport the bottle.

The operation is readily understood, Th'ef leaf spring 11 tends to always keep the rela-- tively-movable jaw 12 closed against the sta- "ftionary,

is extended ori "retracted.

tween the jaws thelllllli bottle inithe holder even after the rightful owner hasturned; the key to re-. tract the bolt 16.

, ;The milk'bottle ll'rol'der is neversecuredor locked until a milk'bottle neck has been in- V fserted between the, jaws,

. ation iniFigure 2,,super1mposingit' upon the extendedbolt 16. ii'It is;no"w'c1ear that "the I jaw 2 canno't be' nioved away because it is heldby the latchb and boltf16; A turn of the key 17 releases the latch so that the,botjtle canzbe' taken out; i

'VVhile the 1 constructlon of the-improved inilk bottleliolder is that'of i t a generally preferred'form, obviously modificati'ons and changes may be made without departing rom the-spirit'of the invention or, the scope'of the claims I claimze a 1'. A milk bottle gholcler comprising a" pair of jaws, and a resilient elementc'onstituting the support of one of the jaws and additionally tending position to thereby provide the-sole support for a milk bottle. 7 V V a milk bottle holdercomprising'a sta- 1, thereby serving to support having ahook end and everpu'pon inserting a bottle neck beand. arrangement -,carrying said jaw pressed-{ against the to holdthe jawsf'in the closed tionary j aw, a'relatively movable jaw, means I supporting thelatter jaw so as'to be movable but tending to keep the jaws in. engagement;

to furnish suppo'rt'fo-r a milk bottle, gageablelock element carried-by one of the aws, a complementary latch'carried by the other jawfand resilient means holding-the keep the holder in the unlocked position;

said latch being moved into engagement with v the lock element upon insertionof v bottle neck'thereby preventing opening of" the jaws while the holderoccup ed, V

, 3-. A Inilk'bottle holder comprising an arm? v V a j aw, n'i'eanslinclnch i a p late by which therarm is carried and which the milk bottle holder is mounted; thereby rendering said jaw. "stationary' a' complementary aw; ,meansinclu'ding a' resilient; element furnishing the mounting of latch from said 'lock' element to' normallyf thefcomplernentary aw uponsaid hook end thereby rendering the complementary jaw 7 V relatively mova ble, locking Ineans'carried by the. stationary jaw includinga key operated bolt, alatch carried by-the complementary jaw having an opening to receivethe bolt,

and resilient means normally pressing: the I latch away from the boltivhilethe holder is unoccupied, said latch being displaced when amilk bottle neckzis inserted betweenthe jaws so that-thebolt enters thefopeni'ng and prevents opening of the jaws while the holder'isoccupied. Y 5

4. A Inilkbottle holde-r comprising a Vsta.-

tionarily'fl eld jaw, aflock bolt carried by said jaw, relati.vely movable j aw, means the relatively movable jaw r a o vent engagement until a mlkbottle neck; is inserted 'betweenuthe aws whereupon said latch is displaced to receive-Qthe{lock bolt and secure the jaws'together;- v

'THOMAs 7 but tending to keepit' V V stationary jaw thereby keeping the jaws closed, a latchca rried'by' and extending in 7 Ya direction crosswise of'said lockbolt, and V resilient meanspressing said; latch in a for v V ward direction in reference :to the jaws and H away from said loc-kebolt; Ito pre 

